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USGS Water-Year Summary 2024
02011490 LITTLE BACK CREEK NEAR SUNRISE, VA
LOCATION - Lat 38°12'52", long 79°50'16" referenced to North American Datum of 1927, Bath County, VA, Hydrologic Unit 02080201, in George Washington National Forest, on right bank 600 ft downstream from Long Spring Run, 1.2 mi downstream from Little Back Creek Dam, and 8.5 mi northeast of Mountain Grove.
DRAINAGE AREA - 4.90 mi².
REVISIONS HISTORY - OFR 2006-1308: Drainage area.
SURFACE-WATER RECORDS
PERIOD OF RECORD - October 1984 to current year.
GAGE - Water-stage recorder. Concrete control with rectangular weir plate. Datum of gage is 2,638.29 ft NAVD of 1988 (Virginia Power bench mark). Nov. 5, 1992, to Jan. 5, 1993, nonrecording gage, at present site and datum.
REMARKS - Flow regulated since January 1985 by Little Back Creek Lake 1.2 mi upstream, amount unknown. Maximum discharge, 580 ft³/s, from rating curve extended above 30 ft³/s on basis of slope-area measurement of peak flow. Water-quality records for some prior periods have been collected at this location.
